Campanulales

plural noun

Cam·​pan·​u·​la·​les

(ˌ)kamˌpanyəˈlā(ˌ)lēz

: an order comprising dicotyledonous plants with a tubular 5-lobed corolla and five stamens with the anthers connivent and often partly or wholly united and including the Campanulaceae, Lobeliaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Goodeniaceae, Stylidiaceae, Calyceraceae, and Compositae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Campanula + -ales

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